‘Didn’t Realize They Were Hanging with Mr. Cooper’: Reporter Doesn’t Recognize Actor Mark Curry While Interviewing Him, Social Media Reacts Actor made headlines on May 10 after a KTLA 5 reporter named Lauren Lyster failed to recognize the “Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper” star when she interviewed him alongside an unidentified driver and an Auto Club of Southern California spokesperson about the rising Los Angeles gas prices. Gas prices in LA have surged to more than $4 per gallon, in part reportedly because of demand from more people wanting to travel after delaying road trips and travel during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as reduced fuel production as a result of refinery maintenance.